[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v10 26/26] doc: update doc for VFD
Wenzhuo Lu
wenzhuo.lu at intel.com
Mon Jan 16 06:51:51 CET 2017
Update the NIC doc and release note.
Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu at intel.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst | 1 +
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
index 0cc9268..1245ecf 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Features of the I40E PMD are:
- SR-IOV VF
- Hot plug
- IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping
+- VF Daemon (VFD) - EXPERIMENTAL
Prerequisites
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index 5762d3f..92e6822 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,35 @@ New Features
Support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 family of 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps adapters
has been added to the existing mlx5 PMD.
+* **Added VF Daemon (VFD) on i40e. - EXPERIMENTAL**
+
+ This's an EXPERIMENTAL feature to enhance the capability of DPDK PF as many
+ VF management features are not supported by kernel PF driver.
+ Some new private APIs are implemented in PMD without abstrction layer.
+ They can be used directly by some users who have the need.
+
+ The new APIs to control VFs directly from PF include,
+ 1) set VF MAC anti-spoofing
+ 2) set VF VLAN anti-spoofing
+ 3) set TX loopback
+ 4) set VF unicast promiscuous mode
+ 5) set VF multicast promiscuous mode
+ 6) set VF MTU
+ 7) get/reset VF stats
+ 8) set VF MAC address
+ 9) set VF VLAN stripping
+ 10) VF VLAN insertion
+ 12) set VF broadcast mode
+ 13) set VF VLAN tag
+ 14) set VF VLAN filter
+ VFD also includes VF to PF mailbox message management by APP.
+ When PF receives mailbox messages from VF, PF should call the callback
+ provided by APP to know if they're permitted to be processed.
+
+ As an EXPERIMENTAL feature, please aware it can be changed or even
+ removed without prior notice.
+
+
Resolved Issues
---------------
--
1.9.3
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